Saturday 30 December 2017

Working on closeup 38

Working on closeup 38

A small snippet of an industrial based oil painting...
building site machine art painting Davey
WIP painting with work men looking at hole.

 

Wednesday 27 December 2017

Southampton Cenotaph Autumn - oil painting

Southampton Cenotaph Autumn - oil painting

WW1 monument hampshire landscxape art Martin Davey
Southampton Cenotaph Autumn - oil painting
During September 2017 this painting was created, depicting the Cenotaph in Watts Park, central Southampton. The aim of the painting was to show visually the season of the autumn, so recently laid poppy wreaths are shown on the monument, as well as the more obvious golden leaves on the ground on a crisp, sunny but chilly day.

The monument was designed by Edwin Lutyens, who used this as a test bed for the Whitehall Cenotaph in London, and which was in tun was used for many such Cenotaphs around the world. It is grade 1 listed.

This painting measures 28” x 20” and is painted, in oils, on mounting board. The under-painting was done in acrylic paint.

The artwork can be seen in more detail on this link.

 

 

Sunday 17 December 2017

Christmas greetings to my followers 2017

Christmas greetings to my followers 2017

Martin Davey industrial tree christmas tree with lights art
scifi xmas tree concept art
Greetings to all my followers over the year, and I wish you all success and happiness for the coming year!

The artwork was painted digitally in 'auto sketchbook pro' over a period of a few days during Dec 2017, and was generally made up as I went along, although I did have a basic idea in my head. It has a sci fi feel,using an industrial setting and impossible scale.
This panel shows the WIP on the design from the original very rough sketch to the finished art.
M P Davey factory christmas tree conept
WIP scifi xmas tree greetings card digital art